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'Green Light' Proponents Say Law Is Working As Hoped, And Long Lines At The DMV Are Proof

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East Hampton Town Police Officer Luis Morales said that the new license law will hopefully make undocumented immigrants more comfortable with local law enforcement.

East Hampton Town Police Officer Luis Morales said that the new license law will hopefully make undocumented immigrants more comfortable with local law enforcement. Michael Wright

State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and East Hampton Town Police Officer Luis Morales spoke of the benefits the new license law has brought to the Latino community on the East End.

State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr. and East Hampton Town Police Officer Luis Morales spoke of the benefits the new license law has brought to the Latino community on the East End. Michael Wright

OLA of Eastern Long Island Associate Director Sandra Dunn, left.

OLA of Eastern Long Island Associate Director Sandra Dunn, left. Michael Wright

authorMichael Wright on Feb 4, 2020
Proponents of New York State’s new Green Light Law say the new rules, which removed a 2007 requirement of legal immigration documents to receive a driver’s license, have been working... more

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